Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Zilwaukee city, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Zilwaukee city and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Zilwaukee city
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Zilwaukee city:
- 43.480025, -83.921918
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Zilwaukee city
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Saginaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saginaw County
- Since Zilwaukee city is near Bay County and also Tuscola County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bay County
- eBird sighting report for Tuscola County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Zilwaukee city ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Crow Island ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crow Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Island
- Crow Island is located in Saginaw County
- Dice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice
- Dice is located in Saginaw County
- Frankenlust
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankenlust
- Frankenlust is located in Bay County
- Freeland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
- Freeland is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeland <2>
- Frost
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Indiantown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indiantown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Indiantown is located in Saginaw County
- Lawndale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Melbourne ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Salzburg ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Shields
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Swan Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Swan Creek is located in Saginaw County
How Far From Zilwaukee city to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Zilwaukee city to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Zilwaukee city and extending to:
- Saginaw, which is the Seat of Saginaw County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<4> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Zilwaukee city to Lansing, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 477 miles [767.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,969 miles [9,606.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,706 miles [10,792.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,588 miles [7,383.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Zilwaukee city. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Saginaw County: www.saginawcounty.com/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Zilwaukee city) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Zilwaukee city. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4800, Longitude: -83.9219 In this case, the coordinates for Zilwaukee city have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Zilwaukee city to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.944 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.734 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.206 degrees. |